A visit to the German Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the German Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Twp. Cemetery:
43.2702, -94.0072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County<2>.
The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the German Twp. Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the German Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- German Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
- Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bingham Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Twp. Cemetery
- Grant Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Portland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
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- Dan Lemme Farm Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Dan Lemme Farm Graves is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan Lemme Farm Graves
- Graceland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olena Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olena Mound Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Mound Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Crystal Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Crystal Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Twp. Cemetery
- Linden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Linden Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Burt Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
- Orthel Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Orthel Twp. Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orthel Twp. Cemetery
- Linden Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Linden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- German Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Titonka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Titonka is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Woden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakota is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Buffalo Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Burt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burt is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Crystal Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Wesley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ledyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gerled
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gerled is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
- Sexton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sexton is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
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- Hutchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Britt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lone Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Algona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swea City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the German Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kossuth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algona
- Bancroft
- Britt
- Buffalo Center
- Burt
- Burt lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the German Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Corwith
- Elmore
- Forest City
- Swea City
- Thompson
- Titonka
- Wesley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the German Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Kossuth County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the German Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1925191 (German Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1925191 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Kossuth
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: German Valley
- Location given for German Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2702386 Lon: -94.0071762
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Kossuth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- German Twp. Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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